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Letter to The Editor: Fee cost prohibitive to elders

With tough economic times come difficult decisions. Some services may be reduced, we must stretch the dollars that we have, and in some cases, we might have to pay a little more to keep things going. That being said, the last group of people who should bear this increase in burden are the members of our elder community.

The proposed $100 fee assessed to seniors who want a tax exempt card is, for lack of better words, wrong. While there are those in the community who can afford to maintain a residence in town and a winter home south, there are many more who